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  • Two Dead In Fire At House On Parry Avenue

    Two Dead In Fire At House On Parry Avenue

    Two bodies were found dead on the second floor of a burning house after a fire broke out today (June 9) at No 6A Parry Avenue.

    The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) was alerted of the incident at about 3am and deployed three fire engines, three ambulances, three red rhino and six support vehicles.

    Upon arrival, the fire was already raging and had engulfed the entire house, with the fire penetrating through the roof, said the SCDF in a statement.

    A total of five casualties were conveyed to the hospital for smoke inhalation. One firefighter was also conveyed to the hospital for heat exhaustion.

    SCDF aided two occupants, which included an elderly man out of the house and six occupants had already self-evacuated prior to SCDF’s arrival.

    Four water jets were used to penetrate the burning house and an additional two water jets were deployed to prevent the fire from spreading to the adjacent units.

    The cause of the fire is under investigation.

     

    Source: www.todayonline.com

  • Alfian Sa’at: Government Reaction To Sabah Tragedy Not Opportunistic Propaganda

    Alfian Sa’at: Government Reaction To Sabah Tragedy Not Opportunistic Propaganda

    Today is the National Day of Remembrance for the victims of the Sabah earthquake.

    I’ve seen some commentators wondering if there is some political mileage to be extracted from this observance. Whether there is opportunism involved, in putting a caring face on a government otherwise known to be indifferent to all the quieter tragedies happening in our country–like poverty, or the poor treatment of migrant workers.

    And I’d have to respectfully disagree that it is ‘propagandistic’. One can make the case that the SEA Games can be propagandistic. The flag on the winner standing on the rostrum, the currency of national pride in precious metals, the torch relay featuring Singapore’s favourite son (Fandi, and its favourite grandson? Irfan), the rah-rah of the Opening Ceremony.

    The Mount Kinabalu tragedy is so senseless–many of the victims so young, the disaster so unforeseen–that it beggars belief. And I doubt that anyone has any standard operating procedure for public mourning. Can one fly the flag at half-mast for ordinary civilians rather than statesmen? Should one enforce that minute of silence at SEA Games venues before the competitions? But I also think these kinds of state rituals are an attempt to give some meaning to something that resists any kind of meaning. People are trying to comfort one another as best as they can, and if they can’t bring the lost ones back to life then they’ll try to do something exceptional, including flying flags at half-mast and declaring a day of remembrance.

    And they do this not to demonstrate that they have the power to do so, but because they are powerless to do the one thing we all sometimes wish we could do. And if calling the children ‘little heroes’ and the teachers and guides ‘selfless spirits’ gives some amount of consolation and closure then oh God let them have this spoonful of mercy to help them face the void.

    Maybe it’s because I’ve lost someone recently, but when I think of this National Day of Remembrance I don’t think of the government or the PAP at all; I think only of the grieving families. I think of those bedrooms that you no longer simply walk into but which you have to confront and which confronts you. I think of my mother’s own bedroom, which I can’t walk into without feeling that it’s all too much. The watch I bought for her, whose battery had died, which I always thought of replacing but somehow never got round to it. The moisturiser we used to rub on her legs when she was undergoing chemo and then beside it the Johnson’s baby oil that I rubbed on her joints just after she passed away, on the doctor’s instructions, so that she would not stiffen into a crooked shape. All the things she used to keep–the pens (tested periodically for ink), the towels, the paper bags, stacked neatly but their handles an impossible jumble of plastic and twine–but never used because like all hoarders she believed that the day will come when they will be awakened from their slumber and find their use…but when they wake how do I tell them their owner has gone? And why do I invest those inanimate things with consciousness, as if…if they were alive then it would mean so is she.

    So maybe I can’t keep a critical distance and see some bigger picture, but on this National Day of Remembrance, I am thinking of those families, only those families, and the hairbrush that still has hair stuck in it, the set of keys with the keychain worn down by fingerprints, the exercise book only half-filled, the dent in the bolster foam, the cabinet shelf which someone could have reached one day without tiptoeing, and all those tender dreams where the loved one returns, the dreams that you don’t ever want to wake up from.

     

    Source: Alfian Sa’at

  • SEA Games Athletes Pay Tribute To Sabah Quake Victims

    SEA Games Athletes Pay Tribute To Sabah Quake Victims

    SEA Games athletes and officials observed a minute of silence at all competition events on Monday (Jun 8), a day of national remembrance for victims of last week’s Sabah earthquake. At least 19 people died in the disaster, eight of them from Singapore.

    #SabahQuake: A minute of silence is observed before tonight’s SEA GAMES 2015 swimming final. (Video: Jack Board) cna.asia/sabahquake

    Posted by Channel NewsAsia Singapore on Monday, 8 June 2015

    Singapore’s footballers wore their hearts on their sleeves for Tanjong Katong Primary School, which lost six students and a teacher to the quake, and still has one student and teacher missing. The Young Lions wore t-shirts that had “We are with you TKPS” emblazoned on them while warming up for their match against Cambodia.

    Singapore footballers warming up before their match against Cambodia. (Photos: Ngau Kai Yan)

    Swimming champion Joseph Schooling also dedicated his wins to the students from Tanjong Katong Primary School after taking gold for the men’s 50m Freestyle and 200m Butterfly finals on Monday.

    (Photo: Jack Board)

    The Games organisers said in a statement they are deeply saddened by the earthquake in Sabah. They reminded the sporting community to unite amid the tragedy even as Singapore continues with the Games. They also urged participants and officials to keep praying for those still missing.

     

    Source: www.channelnewsasia.com

  • Young Lions Second In Group After 3-1 Win Over Cambodia

    Young Lions Second In Group After 3-1 Win Over Cambodia

    Three goals helped the Singapore Under-23s dispatch their Cambodian counterparts 3-1 in their third SEA Games Group A match.

    Safirul Sulaiman and Faris Ramli struck late in the first-half, before Sahil Suhaimi netted another a minute before the end of the game. Cambodia on the other hand, scored a consolation through Chan Vathanaka.

    The win sees Singapore moving into second spot in Group A, and now their destiny is in their own hands. A win over Indonesia in the final group game will ensure they move into the semi-finals.

    The game started off scrappily, with both sides struggling to get into the groove from the first minute, although the hosts dominated possession.

    Faris had the first chance of the match, but he volleyed over the bar instead in the second minute.

    Down the other end two minutes later, Cambodia captain Prak Mony Udom found Soeuy Visal unmarked from the corner, but the centre-back headed over instead.

    In the 19th minute, Sahil Suhaimi intercepted the ball outside the box and tried to find the top corner, but overhit his shot.

    Singapore then earned an indirect free-kick after Cambodia goalkeeper Um Serei Rath handled a back-pass. However, Singapore did not managed to take advantage as Sahil smashed his shot against the wall of nine men.

    Adam Swandi then managed to rifle home in the 24th minute, but it was ruled out after the referee spotted an earlier infringement.

    Singapore tolled away to no avail, but two moments of brilliance in injury time saw them take a two-goal lead into the half-time break.

    A free-kick was awarded in the 45th minute after Sahil was fouled on the edge of the area, and Safirul curled the ball into the far corner to break the deadlock.

    The Young Lions doubled their lead almost immediately after Cambodia lost the ball from the restart.

    A long punt from Safirul found Irfan Fandi, who got to the ball ahead of Serei Rath to cross for Faris. The winger made no mistake and headed into the empty net.

    Cambodia pulled one back in the 57th minute however, with substitute Chan Vathanaka putting a header past Syazwan Buhari after peeling off M Anumanthan to meet Chhin Chhoeun’s pinpoint cross.

    Chhoeun created another chance two minutes later, but this time Sam Oeun Pidor fired wide before Chhoeun fired his effort straight into Syazwan’s arms.

    Both Sahil and Shakir had golden opportunities to extend Singapore’s lead, but failed to find the target.

    Sahil atoned for his miss however, with his first goal of the Games in the last minute of regulation time.

    Breaking the offside trap, Sahil latched onto Amy’s inch-perfect pass, before slotting calmly past Serei Rath to wrap up the win.

    Singapore coach Aide Iskandar was satisfied with the three points his side earned tonight.

    “We are happy to get the win tonight. The performance wasn’t the best, but a win is a win and we will take this,” Aide stated.

    “Hopefully, this will be a good morale booster against Indonesia. The boys tried their best, that’s something I can’t fault them on. Everyone gave 100% commitment.”

    Cambodia’s Team Manger Chhaing Pisedth on the otherhand, wished Singapore all the best.

    “Actually I’m very sad for my players,” said Pisedth. They did very good for today, I don’t regret. Since we cannot go [into the semi-finals], I wish Singapore can go to the semi-finals with Myanmar.”

     

    Singapore U23s line-up: Syazwan Buhari (GK), Al-Qaasimy Rahman (C), Sheikh Abdul Hadi, M Anumanthan, Shakir Hamzah, Pravin Guanasagaran (Shamil Sharif 84’), Safirul Sulaiman, Adam Swandi, Faris Ramli (Amy Recha 68’), Sahil Suhaimi, Irfan Fandi (Ho Wai Loon 53’)

     

    Source: www.fas.org.sg

  • Singapore Wins 6 More Golds In Swimming

    Singapore Wins 6 More Golds In Swimming

    The Republic’s swimmers blitzed the pool Monday (Jun 8) winning six gold medals on a night of domination that was tinged with sadness at the 28th Southeast Asia (SEA) Games.

    The crowd and officials held a minute’s silence at the outset of the evening to pay tribute to the children from Tanjong Katong Primary School (TKPS) who died in the Sabah earthquake last week.

    And Singapore’s athletes duly delivered an inspiring collective performance that saw four Games records broken.

    Joseph Schooling and Quah Ting Wen were the sparkling lights, both claiming two golds each; Schooling later dedicated his swims to the TKPS kids, and thanked for the crowd for their at-times deafening cheering. “You guys are really a help, we really can hear you every time,” he said.

    The night began just as it did on Sunday, with a gold medal for Singapore’s Tao Li. She claimed her 26th SEA Games crown with a record-breaking swim in the 50m backstroke, ahead of compatriot Shana Lim, in her final national race.

    “I just want to win everything,” Tao said. “I didn’t know how many gold or silver medals I have won but every time I’ve won I feel like my hard work has paid off.”

    She added: “Tonight I proved that I can still do it and I do it well. When you come out its like ooh, this doesn’t happen often, maybe once in my life that everyone cheers for you and cheers for Singapore.”

    A Schooling win in the 50m freestyle kept the Singapore golds rolling before Quah broke the field apart in the women’s 100m freestyle with a 55.93 second swim from lane 2 to beat home Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Anh Vien, who was unable to add to the four golds she’s won already this SEA Games.

    Quah’s brother Zheng Wen then made it four in a row as he narrowly missed going sub-two minutes in a powerful win in the 200m backstroke, ahead of Vietnam’s Tran Duy Khoi.

    Singapore’s Malcolm Low faded to seventh after being seeded fourth for the race, but said he is looking forward.”This was my only event so that’s why I was pretty disappointed. From this experience I’ll train harder and I’ll do better the next time,” he said.

    Singapore’s victorious 4x200m women’s freestyle relay quartet. (Photo: Jack Board)

    Malaysia broke the winning streak when 17-year-old Phee Jinq En swam to success in the women’s 100m breaststroke. She had a pair of Singaporeans in arrears, however, with Roanne Ho and Samantha Yeo taking the silver and bronze medals respectively and embracing warmly after the race.

    “It means a lot because there’s eight of us and all of us are really close in standards so I think being able to get two and three is really amazing,” Ho said. “I would say countless times, we’re up against tough competition. Both of us put in our best efforts so both of us are really happy,” Yeo added.

    Schooling posted the world’s 7th fastest time of the year as he cruised to another gold ahead of Quah in the 200m butterfly, but the real crescendo of the evening was still to come for the rowdy red crowd.

    Thailand started as underdogs in the three-team field for the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay, but soon found themselves in open air, leading until deep into the fourth and final leg.

    It was to be heartbreak for the Thais, and a night to remember for Quah Ting Wen as she stormed home as anchor, and won Singapore’s sixth gold for the night.

    As the relay team of May Chue, Samantha Lim, Rachel Tseng and Quah stood on the winner’s podium, the Singapore national anthem malfunctioned and cut out. The crowd, on their feet, lifted their voice and finished off the final verse before breaking out in rapturous applause.

    It was a touching moment of solidarity in a period that has touched the emotional nerve of the host nation.

     

    Source: www.channelnewsasia.com

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